Henry Hardy Wilson b. 16 May 1803 Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States d. 30 Dec 1878 St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States: Oswald Family History

1803 - 1878 (75 years)

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Name	Henry Hardy Wilson
Birth	16 May 1803	Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Gender	Male
Death	30 Dec 1878	St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Burial	02 Jan 1879	Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Person ID	I312684222079	Oswald Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Father	Bradley Barlow Wilson, Sr, b. 11 Oct 1769, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 15 Nov 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 73 years)
Mother	~ Mary "Polly" Gill, b. 17 Oct 1780, Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States d. 18 Jan 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 60 years)
Marriage	25 Feb 1798	Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Family ID	F2890	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Abi Mitchell, b. 01 Jun 1815, New York, United States d. 23 Nov 1906, Iowa, United States (Age 91 years)
Marriage	Abt. 1834
Family ID	F2897	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Family 2	Frances Kelly, b. 23 Feb 1816, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States d. 23 Oct 1871, Saint George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States (Age 55 years)
Marriage	23 Apr 1840	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Family ID	F2900	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Family 3	Eleanor Male, b. 04 Jul 1828, Barrington, Somerset, England d. 09 Jul 1904, Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States (Age 76 years)
Marriage	22 Mar 1878	St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
Family ID	F2948	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Notes

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

About his life.
Henry H. Wilson was born in Milton, Chtndn County, Vermont. His family settled in Richland County, Ohio in the 1830's. He along with his parents and 6 brothers received the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by Elders Milroy and Sherwood in Richland, Ohio and were baptized in 1836. With his family, he endured the persecution of that period and took refuge in Nauvoo, Illinois. There, at the age of 37, he Married Frances Kelly in 1840 , She was 24 yrs of age and a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints from Tennessee. Their marriage was solemnized in the Nauvoo Temple on January 20, 1846. They soon left Nauvoo and made the trek to Salt Lake City.
Henry and Frances and 5 of their children travelled from Illinois in the 1851 David Lewis Company. They left the east on 1 May 1851 and Arrived in SLC 9 September 1851 Although this company was initially organized as part of the 3rd Fifty in the John G Smith company it travelled independently and reached Salt Lake Valley in advance of all the 1851 organized companies. The family then left SLC for Dixie in 1862 becoming a Pioneer family of Washington County. Later they settled in St. George. They are the parents of Ephraim Wilson. findagrave.com

Line in Record @I0170@ (RIN 633) from GE
Line in Record @I0170@ (RIN 633) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE

!sealed to Nancy Emaline Kelly, dead !so
!sealed to Nancy Emaline Kelly, dead !sources--1770 migration sources 929.1, R.I. VR Early church rec "The Wasp" 3 Dec 1842

! Henry was married to Frances Kelly. S
! Henry was married to Frances Kelly. Sealed to Nancy Emaline Kelly.!
Henry was married to Frances Kelly. Sealed to Nancy Emaline Kelly.

High Priest. Henry Hardy Wilson in Seali
High Priest. Henry Hardy Wilson in Sealing Record.

DEATH DATE: 30 DEC 1878 OR 1879 DEATH DA
DEATH DATE: 30 DEC 1878 OR 1879 DEATH DATE: 30 DEC 1878 OR 1879

1860 Census - Lived in Salt Lake City Utah Territory
See Ancestry.com for the record - children listed through Joseph age 1

Ordinances - early history
ORDINANCES: Baptized May 23, 1836 in Green Twp, Richland County, Ohio by Oliver Granger; ordained an Elder by Don Carlos Smith (the youngest brother of Joseph Smith). Ordained in Kirtland, Ohio on 15 August 1836 while he and his brother, Lewis Dunbar Wilson were in Kirtland for a couple of months; Ordained a High Priest in Nauvoo on December 1, 1844 by Noah Packard. Served as President of the High Priests Quorum in Nauvoo. Ordained a Seventy in Quincy, Illinois May 23, 1839 by Joseph Young.

Henry was called upon to go to the Wisconsin pinery with Captain Alpheus Cutler, September 29, 1841; absent about 11 months to get lumber for the Nauvoo Temple and the Mansion home. In April 1844 he was called to go forth with the views and policies of Joseph Smith on government. He settled at Little Cottonwood, where he was set apart as second counselor to Bishop Silas Richards of the Little Cottonwood ward, now the Union ward in Salt Lake County.

From Henry Hardy Wilson's autobiographical account, we gain additional insight into the sacrifices offered during these years. "I was in Far West when Joseph [Smith] received the revelation on consecration which called for all the surplus property we had. I deeded over $500 worth of property to Bishop Partridge and I gave him a certificate to say that I had received full value. I went on a mission to the State of Illinois and returned to Far West after traveling 400 miles. As I returned I met several fleeing from Missouri to Illinois. The same winter I emigrated from Missouri to Illinois."

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

!IGI Batch T998090 Sheet 320 LCN 1126255
!IGI Batch T998090 Sheet 320 LCN 1126255

1803
1803

Frances/Kelly
Frances/Kelly